Purple Paradise

About this design:

This fun and funky long charm necklace features a pendant that I embossed and painted. It was really hard to capture the purples and pinks accurately, but I was able to get most of them looking pretty good eventually.

I recently added this one to my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/SjDesignsJewelry

The more I mess around the better my technique gets… I want to try the Swellegant product too but haven’t purchased any yet. Heck, I haven’t had time to break into the new colors despite the fact that I’ve been itching for red and white since they introduced the patina line!

I know! I wanted that Red for a while, so I ordered it as soon as I saw it on the Lima Beads email. Problem is, I haven’t had time to play either.

I have tried the Swellegant product, but not the ink colors, just the metalics and patinas. It is an entirely different look than the Vintaj. More like truely rusted/patina’d metal. You can use the patina without the metalic paints, but I have gotten mixed results. The green verdigres flakes off. It doesn’t flake if you use the copper metalic paint. Also, I use a hair dryer on the low setting to help dry the paint & set the patina.